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This giant water feature in Antigua has a covered walkway on the left side. Inside of that area are large wash basins where locals (mostly in days gone by, no doubt) could wash items.
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The church in Suchitoto, El Salvador that is located right on the main square. For most visitors to Suchitoto this church is both dominant part of your initial view of the city square and also the dominant sound you will hear in the city (the bells at least).
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This yellow arch in Antigua is perhaps the most photographed part of the city. This detail of the clock is located right near the top of the actual arch (the arch, of course, has been cropped out of the photo).
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Cerro el Pital, on the Border of Honduras and El Salvador, is the highest peak in El Salvador, at 2730 meters (8957 feet). You can take a bus most of the way up and hike the rest.
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Coffee Beans and Leaves from the Guacamaya Mountain preserve near Copan, Honduras. Much of Central America counts coffee as a major industry, and many coffee plantation offer tours to show the process of growing, harvesting, and roasting coffee beans.
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Detail of tile and plaster work at the Alcazar in Sevilla (Seville) Spain.
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Whenever I wish I could be in Buenos Aires while living in Denver, I head to the Buenos Aires Pizzeria, a partially hidden gem in north downtown. There is something comforting about the atmosphere of the restaurant, with photo of Tango singer legend Carlos Gardel on the wall with various football paraphernalia and photos of the city. It's as if you've walked into any restaurant in Buenos Aires. The menu includes a nice selection of Argentine wines, empanadas, Argentine style pizza options, pastas, several typical sandwiches, and some delicious gelato.
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Title: Más que un hombre
Released: 2007
I recently saw Más
que un hombre in the fashionable Puerto Madero Cinemark theater in Buenos Aires. The movie was one of the only Argentine films among the sea of Hollywood flicks, but the theater featuring Más que un Hombre ended up being completely empty. Despite the lack of local interest, the film was a great take on an old theme: life during the Dirty War military dictatorship of the 1970s, with (somehow), a comedic twist.
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Musical group the Gotan Project is starting to make the crossover in America to become a recognized name in modern Tango music. Here in Argentina, it's practically reached Fergie bubblegum pop status. The other day we heard the same Gotan Project album played at 6 different shops, partially for the benefit of tourists I'm sure. The name, Gotan Project, comes from Spanish slang in Buenos Aires in which syllables in words are reversed, where cafe con leche becomes feca con chele and tango is therefore, gotan.
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The post-Sideways Pinot Noir craze in the US is about to get a new international fusion, from Patagonia, Argentina. Argentine wines usually bring to mind Malbec, a woody, earthy varietal imported from France over 100 years ago or Torrontes, light, white wines from the north of Argentina. According to our friends at lo de Joaquin Alberdi Vinoteca, a great wine shop in Palermo Viejo in Buenos Aires, it's time to start trying Argentine Pinot Noir, made from wineries in Neuquén.